Category Archives: Agriculture
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Genetic Engineering in Hawai`i
Posted on November 12, 2012 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, Health, VideosThis short film, produced by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in 2006, paints an in-depth panorama of the issues raised by the genetic engineering industry in Hawai‘i.
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Hawaiians, farmers push for hearing over GMO taro bill
Posted on March 30, 2007 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsBy Mark Niesse Honolulu Advertiser March 30, 2007 Upset over the death of a bill that would ban genetic modification of taro, farmers and Native Hawaiians yesterday shouted down chief lawmakers in a noisy protest at the state Capitol. Protesters wanted lawmakers to hold a hearing on a bill that would place a 10-year moratorium [...]
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Papaya production taking a tumble
Posted on March 19, 2006 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsBy Sean Hao Advertiser Staff Writer Honolulu Advertiser March 19, 2006 Hawai’i papaya production sank to a more than 25-year low last year despite record demand among U.S. consumers for the tropical fruit. Americans on average now eat 1 pound of papaya annually, which is up from less than one-third of a pound just 10 [...]
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Biotech crop trials criticized
Posted on December 30, 2005 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsAPHIS cited for inadequate regulation of GMOs By Advertiser Staff and News Services Honolulu Advertiser December 30, 2005 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to properly oversee field trials of genetically engineered crops, including plants designed to produce chemicals for medical and industrial uses, investigators say. A report released Thursday by the [...]
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CPHC Statement
Posted on June 10, 2004 by Hawaii SEED in AgricultureJune 10 2004 statement on GMO coffe by the Coalition to Protect Hawai’i’s Coffee Coalition to Protect Hawaii Coffee (CPHC) June 10, 2004 CPHC’s position is that no genetically modified coffee is commercially grown in Hawaii and it is the CPHC’s position that none should be commercially grown or field-tested in Hawaii at this time. CPHC [...]
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Plenty Papaya Problems
Posted on March 31, 2003 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsScientists square off over how safe Hawaii’s genetically modified papaya is for consumers. By Alan D. McNarie Hawai’i Island Journal March 31, 2003 “Would it surprise you to know that saving a crop from a virus helped save a community from disaster?” began a full page ad in the National Geographic last year. The ad [...]
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Black Market in Golden Fruit: Transgenic Seeds Tempt Thieves
Posted on June 1, 1999 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsCrops and robbers By Teresa Dawson Environment Hawai’i June 01, 1999 When it comes to the use of genetically engineered seeds, Big Island papaya farmers “don’t have much choice,” says Stephanie Whalen, director of the Hawai`i Agriculture Research Center. “They either use the seeds, or they don’t have an industry.” Since 1992, when the papaya [...]
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Human error and GMO contamination
Posted on May 31, 1999 by Hawaii SEED in Agriculture, NewsBy Teresa DawsonEnvironment Hawai’i May 31, 1999 A Quiet Revolution Genetically Engineered Crops Change The Face Of Hawai`i Agriculture On January 25, 1998, University of Hawai`i horticulturalist Richard Manshardt informed the U.S. Department of Agriculture of “a minor problem that has occurred in our papaya field.” At the time, Manshardt was conducting field tests of [...]
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